ThanksCOA of BC, BU and Emory are very much the sameEmory housing is cheaper but tuition is a little bit higher plus flying back home in Northeast, so for all 3 schools, I will get out with ~150K in debt while UConn = 0 debt

I think the easy choice given your situation is UCONN for free. A free legal education at a good school is a great option. Prospective law students are way to eager to go into insane amounts of debt. I was in your position last year and decided to go to UCONN, passing over BC and BU with near identical offers. I couldn't be happier with my choice. The students here are great. The professors are excellent. The opportunities for students are good as well. For example, I know of many students who are working in firms or with federal judges for the summer.

I hope this helps and that you end up at UCONN. Don't lose sight of how good it would be to graduate from law school with zero debt!

timbs4339 wrote:You're not going to get biglaw out of UCONN, but if you're okay working for 40-50K doing small time law it's not the worst decision for COL debt.

Thank you. With close to 200K debt after 3 years, I will have to pay back about 30K/year in 10 years, so earning 100K a year [assume that I can find a good job], is not much different than earning 60K in CT with no debt. However, if the chance of getting the big $ out of BC, BU or Emory is high, than I would take it. Visited all those 4, and I think I can live in 3 years with any of them.

TranstulitSustinet wrote:I think the easy choice given your situation is UCONN for free. A free legal education at a good school is a great option. Prospective law students are way to eager to go into insane amounts of debt. I was in your position last year and decided to go to UCONN, passing over BC and BU with near identical offers. I couldn't be happier with my choice. The students here are great. The professors are excellent. The opportunities for students are good as well. For example, I know of many students who are working in firms or with federal judges for the summer.

I hope this helps and that you end up at UCONN. Don't lose sight of how good it would be to graduate from law school with zero debt!

Are you really UConn student or Dean Maybe see you in the Fall even though I don't know who you are

OP, where are your ties? I'm guessing CT or MA based on the list you put together. If you are from CT, a free ride at UConn is probably the way to go here, as long as the stip isn't too bad. Even if you're from Boston, I'd still probably say UConn, though definitely don't dismiss the retake outright. Considering you went down after the first test, you can't deny there is something wrong with your study plan.

Thank you all,I grew up in CT and don't mind to come back. Stips are very little, but I can live in my brother's house 30 minutes from the school. He promises won't charge me a dim in 3 years until I graduate, so I don't need to get loan. I am going to send my deposit tomorrow. I am done!